Hunting PLC announced that Richard Hunting, non-executive Director, will be retiring as a Director at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 20 April 2022. Richard joined the Hunting group in 1972 and joined the Hunting PLC Board on the formation of the Company on 5 August 1989. Richard was appointed executive Chairman in 1991 and became non-executive Chairman in July 2011.

In September 2017 Richard stepped down as Chairman of the Company, but has continued since then as a non-independent, non-executive Director. As Chairman, Richard led Hunting PLC through its transformation from a conglomerate, consisting of aviation, defence and energy interests, to become a focused upstream energy services group.